This article was originally published in Technocracy News
President Obama intends to set in motion a ten-year, $3.9 billion plan to put driverless cars on the highways of America.
Although the plan will likely require congressional approval, it is unlikely that there will be much resistance to it because it offers Pollyanna-ish goals of reducing road deaths and travel delays. Of course, it will start a windfall for auto companies who will be obliged to replace virtually every car currently on U.S. roads.